This presentation examines the four deployment models for MT – ranging from free, online services to dedicated, on-premise installations and what business cases they are useful for. It then discusses how to select a vendor to meet your requirements by focusing a process to short-list providers and then select the best ones based on their capabilities. It then describes how to train the engines you have selected and make sure that you are building them for your use cases. This 45-minute discussi...

In this webinar, CSA Research Senior Analyst Arle Lommel will walk attendees through the fundamentals of how machine translation (MT) works and how language service providers can use it to boost productivity and create new offerings for their clients. It defines four types of MT and explains how they work, before addressing some common misconceptions about the technology. It then discusses four ways that LSPs can implement MT in their production strategy and the pros and cons of each one.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the new buzzword. How will it impact the language services industry? Join CSA Research senior analyst, Hélène Pielmeier, to better understand the different types of automation and review usage examples.
Based on CSA Research’s careful and independent examination of AI, she will present the state of automation adoption at language service providers including the drivers and obstacles that affect deployments. With 12-steps to prepare for AI, you will ge...

Translation technology has reached an inflection point, swept up in the big trends affecting every industry: big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence (AI). Language platforms are being renovated or replaced as enterprise buyers and innovative language service providers seek to align their language systems with the rest of their technology stacks. Dated monolithic translation management systems (TMSes) are giving way to microservice- and cloud-based architectures, with machine learn...

Technological innovations have placed more communications, connectivity, and computing power in the hands of a broader, more economically diverse global population. With that will come increasing demand for localized products and services that meet the needs and expectations of people speaking hundreds of languages. As companies support these new users, they will have to change core product development and localization practices.
This presentation outlines the essential and growing role of la...

Since CSA first formulated the concept of augmented translation – a technology approach that leverages various technologies to support human linguists – in 2017, increasing numbers of developers have begun to supply combinations of the required pieces. This CSA Research webinar examines the concept and where it is today, with a focus on recent strides in adaptive machine translation and automated content enrichment. Attendees will learn why these changes matter to them and what companies are l...